It’s an emotionally compelling notion for activists and a tidy narrative for pundits. But it’s a 100-year-old myth.

Democrats may soon discover that their most important accomplishment in the last election wasn’t retaking the House of Representatives.

Ezra Klein’s flawed diagnosis of the divisions in American politics

From the pandemic response to campaign strategy, it looks like there are two Republican parties.

For younger voters, his assumption that everything will be fine can feel like a slap in the face.

Electoral losses in Kentucky and Virginia send conservatives down a rabbit hole of illiberalism.

Parents of young kids need to get serious about climate change. And that starts by showing up to vote.

As has been true for over 200 years, the next president will be chosen by an eighteenth-century anachronism. American voters deserve better.

Lewis Powell once drafted a how-to guide for maximizing political power. Only one party took his advice. Here's how Democrats can catch up.

The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.

New evidence confirms the Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the census for one reason: To suppress Latinx votes.

Republican attempts at voter suppression have inspired a movement to restore and expand access to the polls.

For the first time, female voters are set to outnumber male voters in the world's largest national election.

Forget the Mueller report. Russia is still meddling in democracies everywhere, and Ukraine is trying to fight back.

A blast from a now-unimaginable past

Chike Ukaegbu is the youngest presidential candidate in Nigerian history. His campaign is being run by an improbable and eccentric cast.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Catholic Church has become a powerful voice for democracy. Now, it is trying to ensure a fair election.

Republicans have made voter suppression a key tactic for winning elections. What can Democrats do about it?

A Brazilian newspaper says private companies have illegally spent millions to put Jair Bolsonaro, a free-market homophobe who talks fondly of military dictatorship, into office.

What Jair Bolsonaro's 47 percent plurality means for women, minorities, and democracy